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Nature critical to infrastructure for sustainable development: UN report

Envirotec Magazine

Nature-based infrastructure solutions can influence 79% of all targets across the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the critical role nature can play in advancing sustainable development, climate action and biodiversity conservation, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNOPS, and the University of Oxford.

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Not all carbon credits are created equal

We Mean Business Coalition

They must also be “additional” (meaning the emission reductions would not have happened otherwise), “permanent” (to avoid the risk of reversals or to have measures in place if those risks are present) and avoid “double counting” (meaning, having the same credit be issued, claimed or used by more than one party). C in reach.

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SDSN at COP27

Sustainable Development Network

The Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) plans to deliver a statement in a public-facing panel-setting to present engineering solutions for the energy transition. Join SDSN's Aline Mosnier, as she presents Chapter 6 of the report: "Transforming food systems".

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UNFCCC on the Edge  

Chris Hall

He says the RAF should be able to present data in an impartial, transparent, uniform and comparable way, with other organisations taking on the role of providing the data and taking the role of analysis and verification, “which the UNFCCC won’t be able to do”.

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ESG Explainer: Line of Duty

Chris Hall

In 2005, a group of investment managers organised under the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) commissioned law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to publish a report , ‘A Legal Framework for the Integration of ESG Issues into Institutional Investment’. How does fiduciary duty relate to sustainable investment?

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SDSN September 2017 Events Summary

Sustainable Development Network

SDSN Chairs and Network Managers presented the work of the networks, including SDG localization efforts, publications, solution initiatives, and SDG training. During the meeting, the SDG Advocates presented their ongoing work and ideas for future activities in support of their mission.

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Litigation Surge Reflects Evolving Climate Duties

Chris Hall

According to the UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report , more than 1,500 cases had been filed in 38 countries by July 2020. The number of cases is widely recognised as having doubled since 2015.